On February 19, 2026, the LocAll4Flood project team from the Black Sea – Danube Association for Research and Development (BDCA) held a strategic working meeting with the senior leadership of the Municipality of Dalgopol, Bulgaria. The BDCA team met with the municipal leaders: Mr. Georgi Georgiev – Mayor of Dalgopol, Ms. Ganka Georgieva – Vice-Mayor for Investment Policy, EU Programs, and Infrastructure, and Ms. Mariana Nikolaeva – Vice-Mayor for Education, Social, and Humanitarian Activities. The discussions focused on the final testing and implementation phases of the Integrated Multi-stakeholder Governance Model (IMGM), a framework designed to manage flash flood risks involving prevention, adaptation, and mitigation.
Being a designated pilot area for the project, the town of Dalgopol is central to testing the IMGM’s effectiveness in urbanised areas. Therefore, both parties highlighted the LocAll4Food project’s vital role in:
– Strengthening the ability of local authorities and key stakeholders to protect the community and its infrastructure, and to respond to rapid-onset flash flood events assisted by Early Warning Systems;
– Raising Public Awareness by educating the population on adaptive measures and appropriate behavior in flood events;
– Mitigating flash flood risk by implementing Nature-based solutions.
On the same day, an exhibition created by LocAll4Flood, was opened at the Town Information Centre, to raise public awareness about prevention, adaptation measures and mitigation of flash floods.
In the final phase of the project, the emphasis will be placed on organizing training and demonstration campaigns in the pilot area, jointly with the Municipality of Dalgopol and with the support of the Varna Regional Administration. The positive experience from this sustainable collaboration on the implementation of the integrated governance model in the area of Dalgopol will serve as a solid basis for its future transfer and up-scaling across other areas vulnerable to flash floods.
